Ben Close

Ben Close is a 30-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder, born on August 8, 1996, who is right-footed. Follow Ben Close on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League One season, Ben Close has recorded 1 goal, 0 assists, 893 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.67, 1 yellow card.

Ben Close's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• April 18, 2026: 3-1 win away at Northampton Town (1 minutes)
• April 6, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Exeter City (69 minutes, 6.7 FotMob rating)
• April 3, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Mansfield Town (unused substitute)
• March 24, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Port Vale (1 minutes)
• March 21, 2026: 1-0 win away at Barnsley (unused substitute)
• March 17, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Bolton Wanderers (unused substitute)
• March 14, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Blackpool (4 minutes)
• March 10, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Luton Town (24 minutes, 6.6 FotMob rating)
• March 7, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Plymouth Argyle (24 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• March 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Stockport County (82 minutes, 6.9 FotMob rating)

Explore Ben Close's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Ben Close's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Ben Close's career has also included time at Doncaster Rovers, Eastleigh, and Portsmouth.

Ben Close is from England, and the national team includes Cole Palmer, Jarrad Branthwaite, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Nico O'Reilly, Declan Rice, Marc Guéhi, Bukayo Saka, Elliot Anderson, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Lewis Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, Valentino Livramento, Kobbie Mainoo, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Eberechi Eze, James Trafford, Jason Steele, Jarell Quansah, Alex Scott, and Rio Ngumoha. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Ben Close has won 1 title: EFL Trophy (2018/2019) with Portsmouth.

Ben Close has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Final Stage, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League Two, and National League. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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